Overview:This workshop aims to inform researchers of a new approach to organising basic ideas and large quantities of information into a structured and planned book. The workshop establishes: how to start writing a book, how to structure book and how to deal with book contracts.

Anticipated learning outcomes: By the end of this session, you will have a fuller understanding of:

various readers and decision-makers

the key message for the book

a set of subsidiary messages

creating a structure that incorporates all your information in a reader friendly order

controlling the way that information flows through the book

writing quickly

editing with confidence

the benefits and disadvantage of literary agents

the elements contained in standard contracts

writing a synopsis that has the right components to interest a publisher

Cancellation: Please note that there has been a change to the cancellation policy. The course cancellation and no show fee is £100 starting from the 2015/16 academic year. This charge is applicable to Organisational Development Courses and supersedes all other information regarding this policy elsewhere on the UCL website and training booking system. Additional charges may be incurred on some courses. Read more about cancellation >>.

See also

To view the other four workshops in the ThinkWrite series please click on the links below: